Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-06

Pleated fronts to basques are worn by
persons who have very slender figures,
even in the heaviest velvet materials.
! They have two pleats at the top Of the
shoulders next the collar, and then drawn
to the middle, becoming PLAIN at the
waist line.
! Among the new and pretty devices of
fashion is e how of ribbon tied to the
/ button-hole midway between the neck
and waist, and turned gracefully II one
/ side Ends are short, and ribbon one
/ inch or inch and a half wide.
! Large brimmed hats will probably re-
appear next season, and cotton DIRE SEES
white, pale pink and electric blue-will
be made with full sleeves falling over
straight cuffs; full, beltnd in waists and
straight skirts with drsped fronts. No
hounces, no RIFLES, no lace trimmings.
! A novel effect in embroidery is pro-
duced by mixing silver with black jet
upon Ruhens brown. 1t is considered
very distinguished large RubeDs hat
in brown, with silver and jet net ov,r the
| crown, and brown ostrich feathers would
accompany such costume.
J Pale blue grape is used for a kerchief
! ichu, which forms soft, delicate dress
! ing for the neck and throat; it is laid
| from the collar down across the bust, one
| fold passing beneath the other and ending
! il a point, with knot of picut edged rib
! bon; the folds are edged with Pompadour
lace.
Skil'ful needle women are working pan
| els for reception and tea gowns in ap-
plique designs of velvet on satin, button
| holed around the edge to prevent fraying.
A favOrite design is spray OF Cherries
and leaves in black velvet, edged and
veined with steel beads, on a background
of gray or white satin.
! Children under four years old wear
skirts reaching TO the ankles. This eDgth
is gradually shortened until for "ls of
eight or ten years the skirt reach just
below the knees, while for mi Sas of
twelve it is half way between kn.n and
boot tops, and for those If four cen it
touches the top OF the boots.
The fancy for wearing ribbons IN the
neck and sleeves instead of linen finds
prompt re pOnse in the shops where ~uch-
| ingS are shown on the edge OF w. . Is
sewn narrow ribbons of all colors The
taste for cOlOred ruchi0g grows an it is
shown in all shades, to contrast Win or
exactly match the costume.
| The tendency IN draperIes is to make
them loGg and full and quite diSsimila: to
! anything hitherto fashionable. The
/ draDeries have heavy, pointed fan folds
and very little looping. The feet is OBJ
tanned by the varying length of the points
in which the drapery hangs rather than
| by loops. These modes are seen with
plain skirts ard large tournure.
Costumes OF wooden fabrics and even
those of silk and wool, are often either
perfectly plain or have only fat band on
the lower part. Dressy tOile of light
material have several rows of narrow,
gathered silk, alternating with tulle,
gauZe or lace founces to match the dress.
There are two or four of these founces,
according to their width. The
drapery is so arranged that these
fjunces are not entirely concealed.
The spring styles in dress are extremely
close at the sides and bouffant at the
back; the tournure becoming more pro-
high and narrow. The styles for spring
seem to necessitate the use of soft, yet
strong cloths. which will lend themselves
to graceful drapeties aud the strain of the
smo Jth, close-ftting portions of the dress.
Silk underskirts, which were formerly
considered a luxury, become necessity
with the close fronts and sides Of spring
dresses. The silk lining, no particle of
which must be seen, as it is merely sup
port for the wool skirt, gives a spring and
grace to the carriage and is thus entirely